UK falls silent to mark Armistice Day
Members of the Armed Forces marched past the Cenotaph in London before the two-minute silence
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The UK has fallen silent to mark Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War One.
The two-minute silence took place to mark the end of the war and to remember those who have died in conflicts.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting laid a wreath at the Cenotaph memorial in London, which was also attended by senior military figures, schoolchildren and cadets.
In Staffordshire, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester also laid a wreath during the service at the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting laid a wreath of poppies during commemorations at the Cenotaph
Members of the public bowed their heads during the two-minute silence at the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens in Alrewas, Staffordshire
The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of World War One as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11:00 on 11 November 1918.
Commemorations have also been taking place across Europe. In Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron attended a ceremony during which a wreath was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
On Remembrance Sunday King Charles III led the nation in a solemn two-minute silence in London to honour veterans who had died in conflict.
He laid a wreath at the Cenotaph before a march-past by 10,000 armed forces veterans.
In Seaham, County Durham, Joe Walker, who was in the Royal Artillery, laid a wreath at The Tommy statue, officially named 1101, on the seafront
Members of the UK Armed Forces are among those at the Armistice Day ceremony at the Cenotaph in central London
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